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Family: Phoronidae



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14 species (see list below)
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Photo by Harasti, David

Western Central Pacific a

Phoronis australis Haswell, 1883

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Phoronis australis
[Phoronid worm]
No picture found
 
Phoronis emigi
[]

Photo by Wirtz, Peter

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phoronis hippocrepia Wright, 1856

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Phoronis hippocrepia
[]
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Phoronis ijimai
[Horseshoe worm]

Photo by McGuiness, Maria

Cosmopolitan.
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Phoronis muelleri Selys-Longchamps, 1903

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Phoronis muelleri
[]

Photo by Trimble, Allan

Pacific, Atlantic and Med
Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
Phoronis ovalis Wright, 1856

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Phoronis ovalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Phoronis pallida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Phoronis psammophila
[Phoronids]
No picture found
 
Phoronis svetlanae
[]
No picture found
 
Phoronopsis albomaculata
[]

Photo by Wirtz, Peter

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm H
Phoronopsis californica Hilton, 1930

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Phoronopsis californica
[California phoronid]

Photo by Wirtz, Peter

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O

Phoronopsis harmeri Pixell, 1912

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Phoronopsis harmeri
[Large green phoronid]
No picture found
 
Phoronopsis malakhovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Phoronopsis vancouverensis
[Vancouver phoronid]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phoronis australis Phoronid worm Western Central Pacific a 1883
Phoronis emigi Northern Tomioka Bay, Ama 2014
Phoronis hippocrepia Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 10 TL 1856
Phoronis ijimai Horseshoe worm Eastern Pacific 1897
Phoronis muelleri Cosmopolitan. 12 TL 1903
Phoronis ovalis Pacific, Atlantic and Med 1.5 TL 1856
Phoronis pallida Northeast Atlantic and In 14 TL 1862
Phoronis psammophila Phoronids Cosmopolitan. 19 TL 1889
Phoronis svetlanae Northwest Pacific 1999
Phoronopsis albomaculata Cosmopolitan. 1907
Phoronopsis californica California phoronid Eastern Central Pacific 4 H 1930
Phoronopsis harmeri Large green phoronid Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 1912
Phoronopsis malakhovi Central Indo-Pacific. 2000
Phoronopsis vancouverensis Vancouver phoronid Northeast Pacific 4 TL 1912



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